Editing Xanth (section)

=== Geography ===
Geographically, modern Xanth resembles the state of [[Florida]] in the United States in shape,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Map of Xanth |url=http://members.tripod.com/gap_chasm/mapof.html |access-date=4 September 2018 |website=members.tripod.com}}</ref> but has landmarks that mimic well-known geographical features from around the world. One major example of this is the Gap Chasm, an enormous canyon a mile wide which completely bisects the country, paralleling the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone|DMZ of the Korean Peninsula]]. The position of the Chasm could also correspond with the [[Cross Florida Barge Canal]], which, similar to the chasm, is generally forgotten except for those who stumble upon it. The Gap is guarded by a resident dragon, known as Stanley Steamer, and is crossed by means of treacherous bridges. Many of Xanth's other geographical features are puns on those of Florida (for example, [[Lake Okeechobee|Lake Ogre-Chobee]] and the [[Kissimmee River|Kiss-Mee River]]). The [[Florida Keys]] also exist, though they are, in Xanth, actual [[key (lock)|key]]s. Other punning feature names include the Isle of View ("I love you"), Mount Ever-Rest (Mount Everest) and the Centaur Isle (center aisle) created by a magician from the Centaur Isle. The [[moon]] is close enough that flying creatures may land there; the back side is sweet and [[honey]]ish, the visible side has turned sour and become curdled [[cheese]], due to observing what has happened on Earth and Xanth. Plants may bear [[fruit]] of all descriptions (pie trees and shoe trees are common) or they may be carnivorous (such as the [[Man-eating plant|tangle trees]]), making travel in Xanth risky.

Xanth has a connection with the normal world, which is referred to as "Mundania";<ref>{{cite web |title=Xanthmaker - Piers Anthony Interview - Jitterbug Fantasia |url=http://moongadget.com/xanth/index.html |access-date=4 September 2018 |website=moongadget.com}}</ref> its people are called "Mundanes". Although any citizen of Xanth can enter Mundania at any time through an isthmus in the northwest, Mundanes enter the isthmus in Xanth from random geographic locations and time periods throughout history. In other words, Xanth does not have a fixed location or time in the mundane world; and the timeline between Xanth and Mundania seems to jump backwards and forwards. For example, within the lifetime of a normal citizen of Xanth, an American Mundane from {{CURRENTYEAR}} and an Egyptian Mundane from 3000 BC could both walk across the isthmus. However, Mundanes seem to have trouble finding Xanth on a consistent basis, making any travel to Xanth a somewhat rare occurrence. Despite these seeming difficulties, Xanth was colonized in several waves by groups of invaders and nomads from Mundania over the course of several centuries. The series ties these colonization events to actual historical events on [[Earth]], most notably the [[Punic wars]].